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The 35th Caribbean Broadcasting Union Caribbean Media Awards took off in Belize last evening.


The Trinidad Express Newspaper was among other local Media in winners row.


According to the CBU, recognising the work of the Media is important against the backdrop of Artificial Intelligence.


Alicia Boucher has highlights from the gala event.
Transcript
00:00The 35th Caribbean Broadcasting Union Media Awards, primarily sponsored by the National
00:06Gas Company of Trinidad and Tobago, saw a record high in category sponsors for 2024.
00:12President of CBU Dr. Clare Grant said the recognition given through the awards is important,
00:18especially in light of artificial intelligence.
00:22At a time when there is real concern about the many challenges to human content producers
00:30from AI, artificial intelligence, we consider it both a duty and a pleasure to demonstrate
00:38why our media professionals in the Caribbean are irreplaceable.
00:44Assistant Manager of Corporate Sustainability at NGC Mario Singh stated that media play
00:50a crucial role in the dissemination of information, influencing several decision-making aspects
00:56of life, including consumerism and voting.
01:00We are acknowledging that responsible and effective journalism is an indispensable pillar
01:06of modern society.
01:08We are recognizing specific works of excellence, yes, but also honoring the collective work
01:14of this fraternity.
01:16A number of local media professionals walked away with awards, including those at the Trinidad
01:21Express.
01:22Asiba Small copped the award for the Best Entertainment Item print, and her award was
01:28collected by General Manager of TB6 Richard Purcell.
01:32The Express also won Best Investigative Item.
01:37The award goes to Mark Bathant, Email Hacks and the Israeli Connection from the Trinidad
01:48Express.
01:54Express journalists Anna Ramdas, K. Marie Rodriguez and Richard Charron were also in
02:00winners' row, and Melissa Maynard got a special mention.
02:04Alicia Boucher, TB6 News.
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